Audio Technology - NFE2172

Assessment 5: Other

Use of electronics simulation tools for self-assessment and continuous evaluation of students’ understanding of the basic electronics principles covered in the module.

Other

Assessment 2: Other

Q&amp;A sessions relating to the students’ solutions to set tasks, and subsequent “work-throughs” of their solutions to the problems set.

Assessment 4: Practice exam/test

Practice exam/test

Assessment 3: Quizzes / polls

Quizzes that challenge students’ understanding using the Max software as an exploratory tool.

Quizzes/ polls

Assessment 1: Written practice exercise

Tasks/problems to solve, that are completed in the class with verbal feedback along with example worked solutions as a follow-up.

Written practice exercise

Assessment 1: In-Class Test

Closed book, unseen. Exam conditions apply.

In-Class Test

Assessment 2: Project Work

An assignment to: a) build, test and report on a simple microphone preamplifier circuit. b) Use the Max/MSP graphical software development environment to demonstrate digital audio processing routines. c) Take measurements and report on the acoustic properties of a listening environment.

Project Work

<p>This module aims to provide you with an overview of the technologies found in a modern audio recording environment. The module will introduce you to audio principles such as signals, acoustics, hearing, basic electronics and digital audio. These principles will be used to develop an understanding of audio technologies found in music production, such as studio spaces, microphones, mixing desks, amplifiers, audio processors and speaker systems.</p>

School of Computing and Engineering

<p>https://library.hud.ac.uk/readinglists/NFE2172</p>

Music Technology and Games

NFE2172 - Audio Technology

Audio Technology

Measure and report on the acoustic properties of typical audio listening environments.

Analyse digital audio signals to determine time and frequency domain characteristics and report on their findings.

Gain knowledge and critical understanding of basic audio electronics.

Demonstrate the effective and appropriate use of simple digital audio processing routines.

Gain knowledge and critical understanding of the modern recording studio environment including recording studio design and equipment, configuration and setup, and audio transducers.

Gain knowledge and critical understanding of fundamental digital audio principles.

Build and test a simple audio electronics circuit.

Gain knowledge and critical understanding of audio signals, common representations of audio signals, basic audio signal analysis, sound propagation, room acoustics and the human hearing mechanism.